LL.M. Specialization in Law and Sexuality

Specialization Requirements

To be awarded the specialization in Law and Sexuality, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.

Visit our Course List for detailed descriptions of the courses listed below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.

Required Courses:

318. Law and Sexuality

Three additional courses, with at least two coming from Group A

Group A (At least two courses are required)

214. Civil Rights

273. International Human Rights Law

329. Women and the Law

553. Seminar: Intersectionalities

584. Seminar: Human Rights and Sexual Politics

592. Seminar: Sexual Orientation Workshop

655. Seminar: Feminist Legal Theory

M675. Seminar: LGBT Law and Public Policy Research

Group B (Sum of courses from Groups A and B must equal at least three)

Students must complete a writing requirement of at least 15,000 words on a topic related to Law and Sexuality. Students may use an assignment from any of the courses listed above to fulfill the writing requirement, or undertake a minimum of two independent writing units.